turkey vulture

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A widespread vulture (Cathartes aura) found throughout the Americas, having dark plumage and a bare red head and neck similar to that of the turkey.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun The turkey-buzzard: more fully called red-headed turkey-vulture.

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• noun A common North American vulture, Cathartes aura.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States